Annihilated partners and endings change depending on which of four broken heroes you rescue from the dungeon. You can only save one: the Hero, Mage, Warrior or Priest. Each has a separate story with more than one ending, so your choice shapes much more than who fights beside you.
If you’ve played the demo and are wondering who to take into the full game, these are the differences the developer has actually revealed. The character descriptions below are spoiler-light; the exact dialogue choices for individual endings are not yet part of a verified walkthrough.
All four Annihilated partners and endings at a glance
The setup is bleak. Your rescue party has been wiped out, and you are the only survivor. At the bottom of the dungeon you find the original group of heroes, each changed by what happened there. You must leave three behind and escape with the fourth, learning about your chosen partner along the way.
Annihilated partners and endings span four complete routes. Death Kumiai estimates about six hours for each one, with more than 200,000 words of branching story overall. Conversations affect the relationship you build, and every partner has multiple conclusions. There is no single ending shared by all four characters.
The Hero: a survivor with only two words
The Hero has lost the ability to speak normally and can answer only Yes or No. Even so, the character has an unusual ability to resist death during combat. The store description does not explain a precise defensive statistic, so think of that as a distinctive trait rather than proof the Hero is invincible.
The Hero is an interesting first pick if you’re drawn to the contrast between a legendary figure and someone who can barely communicate. With so much of the story built around conversation, those two answers could carry more weight than you’d expect. The full route explores what the Hero has lost, and what remains.
The Mage: knowledge without magic
The Mage still understands magic, but can no longer use it. Her predicament is different from the Hero’s: knowledge is intact, while the power she once depended on is gone. That gives her story a clear starting point without revealing how it ends.
If you want a partner whose identity is wrapped up in something they can no longer do, the Mage is worth considering. Nothing in the developer’s overview establishes a full spell list or a guaranteed restoration of her powers. The reason to pick her is the story and character, not a promised late-game combat advantage.
The Warrior: trapped in a doll
The Warrior’s soul has been placed in the body of a cute doll. He is surprisingly upbeat despite losing his former strength and appearance. That makes him stand out immediately from the more visibly troubled members of the group.
The doll body doesn’t tell us his exact attack damage or item bonuses, and it would be a mistake to rank him as the strongest or weakest without playing his route. Expect a different story and set of conversations, not simply a cosmetic version of the Hero’s adventure.
The Priest: a remarkable healer with a dangerous faith
The Priest is an exceptional healer, but has turned towards a being called the Great One. The official description also suggests his sanity has suffered badly. He can still provide healing in combat, although the developer has not published a numerical comparison with other characters.
There’s an obvious tension in relying on someone who can keep you alive while knowing very little about the faith now driving him. Annihilated partners and endings depend partly on trust and your responses, which makes the Priest a particularly unsettling option. His role as a healer is not evidence that his route is the easiest.
How many endings does each partner have?
In Annihilated partners and endings, every companion can reach more than one conclusion. Your conversations and decisions matter, but the developer has not published the full set of route-specific conditions. For now, there’s no verified list of every True End requirement or dialogue choice. Save carefully if you want to compare outcomes on later runs.
If you’re choosing between Annihilated partners and endings, pick the person whose situation interests you most. You can return for the other three routes on later playthroughs. Timing-based and probability-based combat styles are both supported, and either can take you through to a story ending.
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Official source: Death Kumiai and Flashlight Games on Steam.
